CAMHS Practitioner: Complex Needs Team
East London NHS Foundation Trust
London, E1 5NFView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£58,133 to £65,261
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 November 2026
13 days leftJob description
Tower Hamlets Specialist CAMHS CAMHS Specialist Practitioner Complex Needs Team - Band 7- substantive Do you have the tenacity and skills to hit the g...
The post holders will be part of a multidisciplinary team offering goal-based and outcome focused episodes of care to young people, children and families presenting with various severe and complex mental health difficulties. The post will give the successful candidates a unique perspective and ability to work collaboratively with other clinical pathways in TH CAMHS, providing care to young people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties with underlying vulnerabilities and/or contextual adversity and accompanied high risk requiring more than routine care over a longer period of time.
We are looking for good communicators who are motivated, enthusiastic, skilled and have the ability to work with complex cases and can work effectively within multi-disciplinary and multi-agency contexts and deliver treatment tailored to CYP needs. If you have a flexible and adaptive approach to your work; a commitment to solid evidence-based practice; and strive to give the highest possible quality of service; this post is for YOU!
In conjunction with partners in commissioning, health, social care, and education, we are delivering an evidence-based and outcome-focused service where all provider agencies will work together to provide the highest quality service to our clients.
As a service we embrace continual improvement with staff and the management team having a high degree of enthusiasm for quality improvement. The successful candidates will offer as part of our complex needs team an accessible, flexible, timely and responsive CAMHS service. The service offer comprises a comprehensive needs assessment, including a risk assessment which will inform holistic care plans, in joint collaborative with other agencies.
Our Ethos is to provide the right treatment, at the right time and in the right place for the CYP of Tower Hamlets.
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, or MSc PG Diploma or Doctorate in Counselling Psychology or equivalent family therapy qualification or a BSc, Diploma, or Postgraduate Masters in Occupational Therapy
- Current and unrestricted registration with the HCPC and equivalent professional registration with AFT, UKCP, NMC or RCOT
- Additional training in psychotherapeutic interventions (A/I)
- Evidence of continuous and relevant professional training and development (CPD) in keeping with qualification period
- Specific therapeutic modality training and qualification e.g., CBT, DBT, Family therapy etc.
Experience
Essential
- Substantive experience in working with children and young people with complex mental health difficulties
- Experience in the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions (CBT, DBT, FT, OT)
- To have the ability to work independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of working with various other agencies in support of children and young people with complex mental health needs
- Experience of assessing and managing risk in service users with complex mental health needs and/or EIS
- Experience of working with young people with acute mental health difficulties in different community settings (outreach)
Knowledge
Essential
- Mental health issues relating to children, young people and families.
- Legislation relating to children & young people
- Knowledge of and sensitivity to the cultural differences within the ethnic community of East London
- An understanding of equal opportunities
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- To conduct comprehensive mental health and risk assessments including specialist assessments e.g. cognitive assessments, neurovariance assessments etc.
- Be familiar with case formulation and appropriate care planning
- To manage own caseload effectively
- Willing to embrace change creatively
- Able to sensitively liaise and consult to fellow professionals and other agencies
Desirable: - To have teaching skills
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
25 September 2026
Last checked
29 September 2026
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